Protesters Cry for Justice for Sammie Davis, Jr. at Macon City Hall

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Dozens of demonstrators descended on Macon City Hall just before Mayor Reichert’s state of the city addreprotestss, outraged at what they call a lack of leadership in the case where a police officer shot and killed a man outside Kroger. This was the second protest in a month, calling for justice for Sammie Davis, Jr.

“This is not 1954, where it takes reports that long to come back,” says Faye Alexander.

“Why Mr. Mayor and Mr. Burns have you not addressed this city personally, either on radio or on video or on the news?” says Irving Martinez, a Macon resident and former candidate for State Senate.

It’s been more than a month since Macon police officer Clayton Sutton shot and killed Davis outside the Kroger on Pio Nono Avenue. Sutton has been on administrative leave since then while the city does an internal investigation with the GBI into what happened–anger growing as more time passes with few answers.

“Officer Clayton Sutton has been off now on administrative leave about six weeks, and he’s roughly made so far about $4,500 sitting at home,” says Macon resident Anthony Harris.

Sutton has a record of trouble with the department, leading many to question why he was still employed.

“With four or more complaints, this man should have been out. So, there’s a conspiracy,” Alexander cried.

“I want my money did right, OK, I want him fired!” says Kimberly Patrick. “I want Officer Sutton fired, OK I do not want my tax bill paying for nobody who’s running around killing people for no reason.”

Details still are scarce about the circumstances surrounding Davis’s death. Some of the protestors also blamed the local media, saying they have not covered this story sufficiently. 41NBC has contacted Macon police for further details, but we were told the GBI’s investigation should be wrapping up in mid-February.

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